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The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved to the top of their 2019 African Nations qualifying Group E after defeating home side Libya 3-2 at the Stade Taieb Mhiri in Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday,
A goal in each half from Odion Ighalo and another strike from Ahmed Musa gave the Super Eagles

Odion Ighalo scored a hat-trick as Nigeria took a big step towards the 2019 African Nations Cup finals with a thumping 4-0 home qualifier success over Libya on Saturday as the continent’s big guns flexed their muscles with significant victories.
Former Watford forward Igalho netted an early penalty to settle the

Sarah Ogoke led all scorers with 22 points and Evelyn Akhator again got double figures as Nigeria won their first game at the FIBA Women's World Cup with a 74-68 defeat of Turkey on Sunday night.
D'Tigress shot 34 percent from the floor, a marginal increase from the 29 percent they

Liberia president and former World Footballer of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international competition in Monrovia on Tuesday, playing in a 2-1 loss to Nigeria a few weeks short of his 52nd birthday.
Liberia had arranged the friendly to retire the number 14 jersey made famous by

Fellow team mate of the newest retiree from the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa has congratulated Victor Moses after the Chelsea star announced his international retirement on Wednesday.
The Chelsea forward was a major influencer during the Qualifiers that ensured his country featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He

Victor Moses has made the decision to retire from international football.
The Nigerian debuted for his country in 2012, and he featured in two World Cups, most recently in Russia this summer where he scored from the spot against Argentina. Only a late goal in that game prevented progression to the

The NFF are faced with issues of varying degrees, but must get them solved before set dates else face the wrath of the football ruling body
Fifa have handed Nigeria and Ghana stern warnings to fix their issues or they risk being hit with suspensions.
The tussle for power in the Nigeria

The 32-year-old has made the decision on medical advice.
Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia a year ago. After prolonged treatment he recently revealed he was in remission.
He said today: "I spoke with the doctor and he suggested I should retire, because of the toll the treatment has taken on my

Super Eagles assistant coach, Salisu Yusuf, could be facing the wrath of FIFA, CAF and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) if found guilty after he was caught on camera taking cash from men posing as football agents.
The footage captured by controversial journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017 – and

Super Eagles star Ahmed Musa, who was arguably Nigeria’s best player at the just concluded Russia 2018 World Cup, has been shortlisted for the Goal of the Tournament Award by FIFA.
A total of 169 goals were scored at the 2018 World Cup; but only 18 from that pool were shortlisted